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The Media in Action project has published its resource bank of hand-picked, tried and tested tools, literature, how-to guides, articles, videos and inspiration. The resources are split into our 7Ws; What – with resources on historical context, the definition and concepts of convergence literacies, pedagogy, and the era of prosumerism. Why – on media citizenship,…

The YETI project will hold its final multiplier event in Clwb y Bont, Pontypridd on 24th and 25th August. During the two afternoons there will be chance to learn more about the project and to talk to local business owners and organisations about the process, challenges and rewards of self-employment. If you are a business…

Cardiff may be a small city but it certainly knows how to put on a good show. The beautiful Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff Bay was jam-packed with exhibitors, speakers, workshops and discussions with attendees ranging from wannabe start-ups to big business moguls, politicians to street food vendors. Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies featured highly on the agenda, which…

This year, Bulgaria holds the presidency of the European Union, I was invited to Sofia to be a panel speaker at one of the associated conferences, Educate to Create. The conference was billed as “an opportunity to bring attention to the pressing need to raise digital skills and competence levels across Europe and to support…

The Media in Action consortium met in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium at the end of January for our project kick off meeting. There was an air of excitement and a keenness to hit the ground running in this one year pilot project co-funded by DG Connect. Work has already started identifying existing good practices and competency…

The EmployID Peer Coaching and Evaluation teams had an article published this week in the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring. In a changing world of work with high youth unemployment rates, an ageing society and flexible work force, practitioners in Public Employment Services need to cope with continually growing demands. In this paper…

On 14th December last year I woke up halfway up the tallest hotel room I’ve ever stayed in on a maisonette level double bed in Brussels. I got the highly efficient public transport to the edge of the city and found my way to the DG Connect building. I gave a presentation, experienced my first…

EmployID Academy launches a free one week course introduction to peer coaching on Monday 15th January. Enrolment is open now at https://mooc.employid.eu/course/an-intro-to-coaching-and-peer-coaching/ Tutors Carmen, John, Pablo and I will be on hand throughout the week and joining you in the discussion forum. The materials provided will give you a short overview of coaching and peer coaching….

Media in Action launches in January 2018. Find out more on our shiny new website mediainaction.eu In the meantime, you can join our network of associates by filling in the form below. We are looking for people interested in teaching or learning about media literacy, media literacy experts, people who work in the media, schools,…